A physician orders 109.5 milligrams of a drug. It is available in 18.25​-milligram tablets. How many tablets should the nurse​ administer?

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To find out how many tablets the nurse should administer, we need to divide the total amount of the drug ordered by the amount of drug in each tablet.

109.5 mg ÷ 18.25 mg = 6 tablets (rounded to the nearest whole number)

Therefore, the nurse should administer 6 tablets.